little bit of that problem. let's move on to harry reid because harry reid has been asked about gun patrol. control. he has been asked by george stephanopoulos. and here's what he had to say about it. >> would you vote for it? >> i didn't vote for the assault weapons last time because it didn't make sense but i'll take a look at it. >> now here is the important thing to remember about harry reid. he's facing a little bit of a conundrum because there is what is good for the country and what his constituents in nevada wants. and of course in nevada they're very much pro gun. and he is very much pro gun himself. it is very unlikely that he's well to support an assault weapons ban. but he was also talking about background checks. let's hear what he said about that. >> everyone acknowledged that we should have universal background checks. i support the second amendment but you can do things like that. >> michael, what are your thoughts. do you think harry reid will take the lead on gun control? >> i don't think he'll take the lead, but he's the smartest politician out there. i don't have

, libya. >> the senate majority leader harry reid has set the stage for a full senate vote on hagfel. >> read filed a motion wednesday to limit debate and force a vote, which is expected tomorrow. >> democrats held a 55-45 edge in the senate, but they need the support of five republicans to clear the way for the up or down vote. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news watching bay area weather and traffic. a quick check of your forecast and morning commute coming up in two minutes. plus, new numbers out this morning revealed how many american women are using the morning after pill. the will talk about the new federal report. >> and it will cost you more to go to the hockey game now. how end a celtic is compared be a developing story a shooting at an elementary school in san leandro. let us turn to our solo reporter jackie sissel let's just arrived of the scene. >> good morning mark i am on the 15,000 barque of marcell1500 block of marcella and san leandro. >> we are told that at some point last night a shooting occurred on the campus of the hillside elementary school. investigators a

out to harry reid and nancy pelosi and hammering out a compromise. >> one is asking why the president's scheduled a meeting friday " when the sequestered its on friday someone is to buy the white house a calendar or this is just a belated force. they should just pretended to try. >> this is and supposed to began at midnight on march 1st. >> it began to midnight march 1st. >> this prompted that tweet. >> art is weather cut starts at morning and night. >> here is the real deal the president does have until 11:59 p.m. the in the day friday to sign an order for the forced cuts. >> it turns out everyone agrees on the timing but the fact they have thought about it speaks volumes. >> take a look at this. a house explosion in suburban detroit killed at least one person. neighbors said they felt the explosion and some of their windows were blown out. medical examiners confirm one that but it is unclear if anyone else was inside the home. investigators still looking into what caused the explosion. >> and other news, one california students in a hidden video camera open to catch a thie

, all he has to do is come up and sit down with harry reid and senate democrats and work out a plan that they can pass. simple as that. >> using our troops as props? >> he went to newport news today and in a campaign style event using our men and women in the military as props. pure and simple. he traveled over 5,000 miles in the last two weeks doing campaign style events trying to drum up support for his actions on the sequester. all he would have to do is drive a mile and a half and sit down with harry reid and senate democrats and get to work. remember, the house has done its job. it's time for the senate and the president to do theirs. >> chuck haguele is now the nation's defense secretary. the former republican senator was sworn in this morning, a deeply divided senate voted 58-41 in favor of president obama's pick to lead the pentagon. it comes days before billions of budget cuts are set to hit the military. he spent weeks battling members of his own party. in the end only four republicans ended up voting for hagel. >>> for the first time the obama administration is said to be

congressional leaders, speaker boehner, harry reid, and nancy pelosi and mcconnell are meeting with the president at white house tomorrow to discuss the deadline but by then it could be too late. >> katie, thank you. happening now, the final day on the job for pope benedict and we will go live to rome for a look at the unpress democraticked farewell to the pontiff. >> but, first, the promise that apple c.e.o. is making to investors worried about the huge stock slide. >> here is a look outside at the embarcardero and the bay from our roof top camera. >> the lights are still dancing across the bay bridge. we are going from spring to winter in a matter of about five days. saturday is warm, again, but by wednesday and thursday, it will be back in the 50's for highs, those are the better days for rain. but today we have high clouds and sunshine and mid-to-upper 60's around the bay shore and low 70's inland and upper 50's to 60 along the coast. rough surf tomorrow and low-to-mid 70's for the rest of us and sprinkles are possible in the north bay on saturday and cooler breezes for all of us on

senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell. coming up next hour when i see you, i will explain how other budget looming deadlines could possibly reverse these cuts. back to you. >> thank you, kyla. >>> happening right now -- a congressional committee is looking into senator fi an feinstein's proposed assault weapons ban. this is a live picture of the senate judiciary committee meeting. that's senator grassley speaking right now. feinstein's legislation would ban 160 assault styles and ammunition magazines that hold more than ten rounds. some analysts say the ban against high-capacity magazines has a better than of being approved than the ban on assault weapons. >>> 7:20. cautious optimism among family members and friends after a missing oakland couple is reportedly seen in south america. peruvian officials say they were spotted in a remote area of the amazon on a boat. peru's tourism min strip plans to send out a plane to that area today to get some video of them and give some proof they are okay. we did talk to neal's boss who said they feared the worst after they stopped posting

-one with the most powerful man in the senate. senate majority leader harry reid of nevada is the guest on abc's "this week." no question is off-limits as they tackle gun control and immigration. don't miss "this week" with george coming up here on abc7. >>> a group of good samaritans helped save the life of a man struggling in the surf. it happened at stinson beach yesterday afternoon. abc7 news reporter sergio talked to witnesses and has the story. >> reporter: this is cell phone video of the helicopter dispatched to airlift a man after he was pulled from the surf at stinson beach. the video was shot by eduardo. he said surfers came to the man's rescue. >> three people were surfing and one guy calling for help. >> witnesses say they pulled the man out of the water and started yelling for help. some people on the beach pitched in. in that group from the beach were two people, a doctor and a nurse, and they quickly started administering cpr. >> in this picture shot by another person at the beach you can see a huddle of people around the man in distress. according to the marin county fir

majority leader harry reid of nevada is the guest on abc's "this week." no question is off-limits as they tackle gun control and immigration. don't miss "this week" with george coming up here on abc7. >>> the families of human organ donors have dedicated a tree of life. each leaf is inscribed with the name of someone who donated part of themselves so others may live. >> my father passed away in august. he was an amazing man. he was a hero to us every day. we knew that in his passing he could be a hero to others so we chose it donate. >> that's beautiful. according to the hospital, there are 10,000 people in northern california waiting for organs. of those, an average of 18 die every day waiting for a transplant. >>> a group of good samaritans helped save the life of a man struggling in the surf. it happened at stinson beach yesterday afternoon. abc7 news reporter sergio talked to witnesses and has the story. >> reporter: this is cell phone video of the helicopter dispatched to airlift a man after he was pulled from the surf at stinson beach. video was shot by eduardo. he said surfers

. senate majority leader, harry reid, was on the floor just a moment ago. republicans around the country, the majority of them support this balanced approach and the only republicans who don't are those who work on capitol hill. right now, mcdonald's connell is speaking -- right now, mitch mcconnell is speaking. this is all happening as president obama heads to newport news, virginia where ship yards could be hit the hardest. he says those cuts could be felt in california since the company has a supplier base in all 50 states. but the chairman of the republican governors association says the president's scare tack tis are not working on him. >> i think it's time for the president to leadership. he's been trying to scare the american people, trying to scare now states and others. >> reporter: and some republicans accuse president obama of another possible scare tactic. when he says terrorists will have an easier time getting into america. homeland security says these cuts will hit hard when it comes to boarder security and the tsa. president obama is talking in virginia just over

for chuck hagel, now expected tomorrow. now, harry reid filed a motion to limit debate and force a vote. even though hagel is a former republican senator, it's his fellow republicans who have been strongly opposing his nomination. now, democrats hold 55 seats in the senate. but they need five republican votes to move ahead with hagel's confirmation. >>> this morning, former secretary of state, hillary clinton is being honored at the pentagon. we're watching the pentagon this morning. defense secretary leon panetta will be hosting the event on his last day in office. hillary clinton is being honored for her four years as secretary of state during which she traveled more than 1 million miles and visited 1 -- 112 countries. >>> in just hours, the national rifle association will directly respond to president obama's state of the union address. the nra rejects the president's gun control proposal. as kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom, this is all happening as the california congresswoman joins other moms against gun violence today. >> reporter: jackie speier is jo

harry reid but that meeting will come after these automatic spending cuts become law. but some republicans are pointing to positive news. they say that all of these automatic cuts would be re-- could be reversed before they take effect because a long-term spending bill is due march 27th. i'm kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following for you right now. >> translator: thank you, all, and good night. [ cheers ] >> you saw it live right here on ktvu. that was pope benedict xvi's final public message as pope. the pope spoke from the balcony from the papal retreat in italy. he will formally resign in two hours from now. he thanked the world's $1.2 billion catholics for their love, prayers and support. >>> back here at home, police in santa cruz will go back to work this morning after mourning the loss of two veteran detectives killed in the line of duty. tara moriarty is joining us from santa cruz now with some new information about the death of those officers. >> reporter: over the past half- hour we've seen q

words. on july 26, 2011, jack lew went to harry read's budget for a session. according to bob woodward's book, they came up with a trigger idea to force a budget deal. what's the idea, reid asked? sequestration, lew said. reid folded himself over with his head between his knees as if he was going to throw up. here's the question. if this is such a horrible idea, sequestration or these forced budget cuts, why did the white house come up with this idea to begin with? >> well, as you remember, wolf, in the summer of 2011, we were facing a situation where the nation was about to default for the first time in its history because republicans were refusing to agree to a balanced approach to a deficit reduction. both sides were looking for a way to craft a deal that would avoid default and a trigger mechanism. sequestration, which is a word that most americans have never heard before, is simply a way of crafting policy that was so onerous that would cause cuts that nobody liked, republicans or democrats, and because of that they would compel the prospect of sequestration to compel con